Singapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819, since independence it has become one of the world’s most prosperous countries and boasts the world’s busiest port.
Combining the skyscrapers and subways of a modern, affluent city with a medley of Chinese, Malay and Indian influences and a tropical climate, with tasty food, good shopping and a vibrant night-life scene, this Garden City makes a great stopover or springboard into the region.
Singapore’s holiday island of Sentosa has beautiful beaches and untouched tropical forest, along with fine restaurants and spas, and entertainments such as a butterfly park, a huge aquarium with dolphin lagoon, a luge track, two state-of-the-art experiential movie theatres, and a great deal more.
The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens and commonly known locally as the Mandai Zoo, occupies 28 hectares on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore’s heavily forested central catchment area. Singapore Botanic Gardens is the only botanic garden in the world that opens from 5 a.m. to 12 midnight every single day of the year, and does not charge an admission fee, except for the National Orchid Garden.
Places to Visit:
- Singapore Sentosa
- Singapore Zoo
- Singapore Botanic Gardens